You are basing this on your self-selected group of friends.
The German population has a long history of susceptibility to government propaganda and control. They are a nation of non-player characters.
Your observation is partially true and partially incorrect, unless you have "your self-selected group of friends" in Germany telling you something else. Have you such personal connections? If so, what is their testimony?
As to "susceptibility to government propaganda," one could be writing about almost anywhere in the West, including these United States.
As to "non-player characters," I highly recommend Milton Mayer's "They Thought They Were Free, the Germans, 1933-45." A University of Chicago pub from 1955, with a reprint in 2017.
“The German population has a long history of susceptibility to government propaganda and control. They are a nation of non-player characters.”
Ever listened to NPR?